Physiological and transplanting performance of Quercus ilex L. (holm oak) seedlings grown in nurseries with different winter conditions

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 237, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 218-226

  Mollá, Silvia ^a,b   Villar Salvador, Pedro ^a   García Fayos, Patricio ^b   Peñuelas Rubira, Juan L ^a  

^a Ministerio de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^b Atmosphere and Ocean Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Drought tolerance; Frost hardening; Mediterranean; Nutrient concentration; Root growth; Transplanting performance

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FROST EFFECTS; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

DROUGHT TOLERANCE; FROST HARDENING; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; ROOT GROWTH; TRANSPLANTING PERFORMANCE;

FORESTRY;

EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RATE; NURSERY GROUND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION; WINTER;

CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS; DROUGHT; FORESTATION; FORESTS; FROST; QUERCUS ILEX; SEEDLINGS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 33751549024     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.047     Document Type: Article

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